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Greta Gynt est une Actrice Norvegienne née le 15 novembre 1916 à Oslo (Norvege)
Greta Gynt (15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000), born Margrethe Woxholt, was a Norwegian singer, dancer and actress.
She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and 40s. The Rank Organisation was trying to market her as the British Jean Harlow. She also tried an unsuccessful career in the US, and went back to England afterwards.
Her most famous film is the 1939 Bela Lugosi film The Dark Eyes of London. Her last film was a Columbia Pictures release - the 1963 (released 1966) The Runaway in which she played the lead.
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Nom de naissance Margrethe Woxholt
Nationalité Norvege
Naissance 15 novembre 1916 à Oslo (Norvege)
Mort 2 avril 2000 (à 83 ans) à Londres (Royaume-uni)
Nationalité Norvege
Naissance 15 novembre 1916 à Oslo (Norvege)
Mort 2 avril 2000 (à 83 ans) à Londres (Royaume-uni)
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Greta Gynt was born Margrethe Woxholt in Oslo, Norway. As a child, she came with her parents to England and started dancing lessons at the age of 5. Eventually, they moved back to Norway. At age 12, she started out as a dancer at the Chat Noir shows in Oslo. After the Swedish film Sången till henne (1934), her mother, costume designer Kirsten Woxholt, felt her daughter would have better luck in England. She got a letter of recommendation from Fox Film and moved back to the UK.She played lead roles in minor British films in the 1930s and 40s. The Rank Organisation was trying to market her as the British Jean Harlow. She also tried an unsuccessful career in the US, and went back to England afterwards.
Her most famous film is the 1939 Bela Lugosi film The Dark Eyes of London. Her last film was a Columbia Pictures release - the 1963 (released 1966) The Runaway in which she played the lead.
